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Learn about wine from berry to bottle

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From Harvest Crush Encounters to bottling your own custom blend, you can learn about wine and the Paso Robles wine region with First Crush

During Crush, First Crush takes you behind the scenes and into the vineyards and winery to experience at one of the most exciting and spectacular times of the year. You'll sip, pick, crush, stomp and even bottle premium Paso Robles wine which you can call your own. You'll also meet growers and winemakers while getting in on the action at a Harvest Crush Encounter, an exclusive, one-of-a-kind wine experience.

Visit our calendar for a full list of our Harvest Crush Encounter dates, or register here, and begin your own winemaking adventure today!

Learn more about Harvest Crush Encounters


Blend.

Learn about the artistic side of wine of winemaking with our Art of Blending Wine Workshops. You can also put your signature on a custom, privately-labeled wine you create from premium quality Paso Robles varietals. You’ll be guided through the process by our winemaking team to ensure that your wine is the same great quality wine you’ve come to expect from Paso Robles.  You get to create your own custom label, and you can come back to bottle and label your wine or we’ll do it for you.  First Crush offers regular winemaking or private blending workshops.

Learn more about Blending Workshops


Learn.

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All First Crush tours, events and experiences are educational and fun. Our winemaking workshops are the only hands-on classes that are designed to help you learn about the different aspects of the winemaking and grape growing processes, as well as the Paso Robles' wine industry. The topics mirror what is actually happening in the vineyards and the winery at that time and give you the opportunity to participate in and learn about the exciting world of winemaking.

Learn more about Winemaking Workshops


To register for any of our First Crush events or classes please visit our store.

 First Crush is a fabulous weekend of fun. Becky, Lowell and Ashley made great hosts. We could not have asked for a better time and education. 
Mike Dyar
Upland, Calif.
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